280400 VO Gravity and figure of the earth (2005W)
Gravity and figure of the earth (General Geophysics I)
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Mi, 11:45-13:15, 2D506
Vorbesprechung: 4.10., 15:00 s.t., 2D506, UZA II
Vorbesprechung: 4.10., 15:00 s.t., 2D506, UZA II
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E815, E301
Last modified: Fr 31.08.2018 08:55
Figure of the earth, ellipsoid, geoid, gravitational and gravity potential, spherical harmonics expansion, normal ellipsoid and normal gravity, solution of Laplace's DGL in ellipsoidal coordinates, theorem of Clairaut, height systems, gravimetric geoid determination (boundary value problem in physical geodesy, integral formula of Stokes, boundary value problem of Molodensky), principles of satellite geodesy, global gravity models, temporal gravity variations, earth tides, free oscillations and core modes, earth rotation, loading effects, isostasy and spatial variation of the gravity field, case histories.